how much weight did you start at for..

[greatxone]

the dumbell shrugs. i wanna get an idea of how much i should start at so i dont look like an idiot at the gym. just to give you an idea of how strong i am..i bench 120 for 3 sets of 10, i curl 22.5 pounds on each arm for 3 sets of 10, hopefully that can give you an idea of how much i can do for 3 sets of dumbell shrugs and 10 reps. hope that made sense, thanks in advance for any advice. also would it be good to work them on my bi/back day? thanks.

[greatxone]

come on someone, help me out here.thanks.

[tk1434]

yea back/bi day

id start with 20-25 lbs for shrugs

[greatxone]

thanks, anyone else got any more advice?

[Shion]

I remember starting with 40 pound DBs for shrugs, but that's because my back was naturally strong... when I started I weighed in at almost 250 and 6'3. I ought to have a strong back

[tim1477]

yea back/bi day

id start with 20-25 lbs for shrugs

no way. im a lot weaker than that kid (total newbie) and im doing 40 lb dumbbell shrugs. traps are a strong muscle.

[tk1434]

no way. im a lot weaker than that kid (total newbie) and im doing 40 lb dumbbell shrugs. traps are a strong muscle.

just tellin him to start light if hes never done them before........ better than goin to heavy and gettin hurt

[MrSinister]

i do them shoulder day as i consider them part of shoulders but its up to u
We cannot know what weight u can handle, stop worry about stuff like that and pick up some dumbells and see what feels good.

[tim1477]

just tellin him to start light if hes never done them before........ better than goin to heavy and gettin hurt

yea my bad your right.

just test out the dumbbells until you find a good weight. nobody will care/watch you because you're doing shrugs for the first time lol.

[Veteran_Gymnast]

I started with a 30 db in each arm, but I already had some traps from gymnastics. Now that I have actually figured out how much I can handle I do 12 reps with 30 db/hand, 10 reps with 35, and 8 with 45

[AYung]

For Shrugs, I started at 15lbs for high reps. Now I do 65lbs for 6-8 reps(but thats still pretty easy).

[Aftershock]

i started with like 60's...

i think my movements were more explosive than they should of been though

[daveske]

wtf? i do 66lb shrugs.. Its fuken hard but im trying to get big traps. I dont have huge traps or anything and my friends do 66 lb shrugs as well? maybe its the gloves?

[DecemberDays86]

I started with a 30 db in each arm, but I already had some traps from gymnastics. Now that I have actually figured out how much I can handle I do 12 reps with 30 db/hand, 10 reps with 35, and 8 with 45

bwahahaha someone's taking my 12-10-8 suggestion seriously, eh? 30lbs sounds fine.

[greatxone]

thanks for the replys, il try 40 db's on my shoulder day.

[Buff_Ass]

I started with 50's but now I can do 100's. You should start with 40-50 and do around 8-10 reps.

[Shion]

I like barbell shrugs a bit more, though. I can do 205x10 at the beginning of a workout, but after deadlifts and whatnot I can only do 135 properly. I find it isolates the traps better by locking them into position when you hold the bar with both hands... just my 2 cents.

[rkt]

start with 50's and go up the road

[highpower1111]

no way. im a lot weaker than that kid (total newbie) and im doing 40 lb dumbbell shrugs. traps are a strong muscle.

No doubt at one point i couldnt bench over 110 and i was doin shrugs with 45 lb db's. Why dont you just go and find out yourself? Just do as much weight as you can while maintaining good form